LA Weekly recently sat down with The Aggrolites' guitarist Brian Dixon to discuss the band's nostalgic take on Jamaican reggae. You can find the interview republished in it's entirety below.

The Aggrolites Speak With LA Weekly

How do you listen to music? Are you a lyric person or a music person? Do you love subject matter or sound? The Aggrolites’ nostalgic take on Jamaican reggae demands that listeners erase such distinctions. For this band, sound is content. Soulful sandpaper vocals, lubricated grooves, primitive recordings — it’s an aural approximation of ska’s Platonic, early state of grace. Think of Otis Redding fronting the Meters.

One of our users brought this letter to my attention and I contacted the magazine about it a few weeks back. Alternative Press is NOT shutting down, and any letter you receive saying so is a fraud. Go here to see the letter and an explanation from AltPress on the matter.

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You can now download the demo vesion of Hand Me Down Buick's "It's Just Business" on their AP.net profile. The band, who recently signed with World Artist Records, will have their debut full length, The Greater The Risk, out on October 24th. Let the band know what you think!

Nodes of Ranvier bassist Terry Taylor has stepped down from his position with the band. Here's his official statement:

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"Being in Nodes over the last couple years has been one of the most important things I have ever done with my life. I have been able to reach out and touch some of the most amazing people I have ever met. The kids that come to Nodes shows are some of the most beautiful people in the world. I feel very blessed that I was able to share the stage with all the fans and the 4 other members of Nodes. Touring had became harder and harder for me each tour. The stress of running a high maintenance business and the desire to have more stability at home had started to take...

MC Lars' "Download This Song" debuted at #38 on Australia's singles chart. The track is currently the #2 track on iTunes Hip Hop Chart and is the #17 overall download on iTunes Australia. iTunes sales do not factor into the Australian charts yet, if they had, he would have nailed the Top 20. It's anticipated the single will climb next week. Lars is currently in Australia and loving it. He was on their MTV's TRL last Friday, where his video is in heavy rotation. The clip is the most spun at Channel V with #1 requests. He performed the track on CD Live last week and was featured this week on Take 40. The track is being spun on all kinds of stations from Pop to Indie to Hip-Hop.

Hey all - I just posted my review for Downtown Singapore's excellent Matt Squire-produced full-length debut, Don't Let Your Guard Down. The record is out now on DCide Records - I highly recommend picking it up.

Down to Earth Approach's new album will be called Come Back to You; keep up with the band as they're recording their new album by visiting the studio journal on their web site. Don't forget to download their acoustic EP for free on their AP.net profile.

Don't forget, we've got Down to Earth Approach's new acoustic EP available for free on the band's AP.net profile page. If you'd like to add one of the songs to your MySpace profile, the band has also made the EP available on their MySpace page.

In case it wasn't made obvious (predictable) by the beautiful banner above, we're now streaming the first four tracks from Hit the Lights' new album, This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder, on the band's AP.net profile.

New featured download: The Static Age's "Amphibian." Matt Squire (Northstar, The Receiving End of Sirens) produced the band's debut full length, Neon Nights Electric Lives - you know it's gotta be good.